Olympic champion Risako Kawai lends support to ongoing wrestlers’ protest
Top Indian grapplers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have been protesting at the iconic Jantar Mantar here demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan, who has been accused of sexual harassment of seven women athletes, including a minor
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Press Trust of India
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- May 26th, 2023
- 23:24:03 IST
File photo: Japan’s Risako Kawai celebrate her gold medal victory in women’s freestyle 57kg wrestling final match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo on 5 August, 2021. AFP
New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist and three-time world champion grappler Risako Kawai of Japan has come out in support of the protesting Indian wrestlers in their fight against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Top Indian grapplers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have been protesting at the iconic Jantar Mantar here demanding the arrest of Brij Bhushan, who has been accused of sexual harassment of seven women athletes, including a minor.
“I hope it will be an environment where Indian athletes can practice with peace of mind,” Kawai wrote retweeting a BBC News video on the wrestlers’ protest.
インドの選手が安心して練習できる環境になりますように🙏🏻🙏🏻
— 川井梨紗子 risako kinjo kawai (@risako_kawai) May 25, 2023
Kawai, who won the 57kg women’s freestyle gold in Tokyo, is the first high-profile international wrestler to come out in support of the protesting Indian wrestlers.
Both Vinesh and Bajrang are probable medallists in this year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, China but for over a month they have not been practising, demanding justice for the alleged victims.
The Delhi Police have filed two FIRs — one related to the complaints of a minor wrestler under the Prevention of Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act — against Brij Bhushan, but a concrete step is yet to be taken as the investigation is still on.
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Updated Date: May 26, 2023 23:24:03 IST
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